Cyanobacterial Promoters

Enrique Jose Labadan Frio - SCBC - 3421101 (g3421101 at mucc.mahidol.ac.th) wrote:
: Dear friends and colleagues,
: The aim of my work is to express mosquito-larvicidal
: toxins in cyanobacteria (blue-green algae), toted as an excellent
: vector for mosquito control. This is quite important for us in the
: tropics, since mosquitoes are quite ubiquitous here (an under-
: statement) and transmit a lot of parasitic diseases. The strategy
: involves the introduction and stable maintenance of expression in
: these environmentally-persistent microorganisms.
: In this regard, I would like to request for protocols,
: references, ideas, information on expression systems and native
: cyanobacterial promoters, and any suggestions regarding expression
: or the strategy itself.
: Thank you very much for your time and kindness.
: With warmest regards,
: Enrique Frio
: Dept of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science
: Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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: "Computers do what you tell them to do,
: And not what you want them to do." :-)
: -- anonymous [from PC/GENE]
A very recent conditional expression vector was introduced in :
Current Microbiology Vol 28(3) pp 145-148 1994
Authors: Mermetbouvier P. et al
I hope it helps
Cheers,
Shahram Mori
Program in Molecular Biology
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
NMSU Las Cruces NM
88003
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